The rantings of a teacher who retired from the classroom but not from education.

Friday, June 05, 2009

A Benefit Of Not Being Able To Sit Still

When it comes to free food, most of us are just like kids, we love it.

I pulled out my rain coat and decided to make the trek to Dunkin' Donuts to get my free donut with a coffee purchase when I noticed this in front of the auditorium.

So, I thought, a walk over the highway, in the rain, to buy a coffee to eat with a donut that will not help my weight, or a nice bagel, cream cheese, fruit and coffee, right here in the building?

Neither option was good for my weight, but walk would have helped. As you can see, the free stuff won.

I wasn't the only one with this idea. I have a feeling we weren't supposed to be helping ourselves, there was some sort of big wig ceremony going on in the auditorium. But, with no one around to say STOP, we didn't

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About Me

I have been teaching in NYC for over 30 years. I first taught at an inner city school. The staff was close and we all worked together to help the kids. We tutored constantly and were involved in many activities outside of school. We participated in student faculty sporting events where teachers who were not sports oriented dressed up as cheerleaders. We raised money by putting on a "faculty frolics" show. We stood on stage and made fools out of ourselves to raise school spirit and help our students feel part of the community. These feelings are no longer a part of my job. I still love my classes and students but I can't wait until I can go home at the end of the day. I use this blog to express my frustations about the way teaching has changed. I don't want to retire but sometimes feel I can't go on any longer the way the system is now.